Plantar fasciitis

[bizzy1234]

I'm just wondering if any of you out there have or had this?
I've had it since May and I am in a considerable amount of pain... excruciating after rest and limping about during my day.
I used to walk miles and now can barely walk 5000 steps.
I have had an ultrasound about 2 months ago ago and the plantar fascias was 7 cm??
It's worse since then..
I have tried ...all stretching exercises
Rolling on an cold jar
Rolling on a ball
Acupuncture
Ibuprofen
Paracetamol
Insoles
Compression socks
Tens machine
Night splint
Physiotherapy
I wear sensible shoes/boots and never walk in wellies flip flops or bare feet.
I have now been prescribed Naproxen which is making me feel drowsy but offering very little pain relief.
I am on a waiting list for exctacorporeal shockwave therapy but due to COVID it's been postponed again... I'm so desperate and running out of ideas ... anyone got any new ones before????
Feel so fed up with this as it's just so painful.
Any pain relief and cures other than above will be hugely appreciated!

, are not on OP's list. and not too much running, is my recipe.

Going barefoot is fine for me, btw. not relevant.
My higher leg underlying problem is all tight hamstrings.

Another vote for FitFlops and never barefoot. The FF must be the wobble board ones not the lesser ones they do. I have outdoor Ugg-type FF boots for in the house as their slippers don’t have the wobble board.

Wear crocs instead of slippers around the house.
Lose weight.
Don't wear heels that are too high or totally flat. (My go-to are mid heels).
Shoes that cover a lot of the foot work for me too.

I think Crocs caused mine, my podiatrist specifically told me to avoid Skechers Go Walks as they are similarly soft and squidgy. I had to wear trainers with inserts and nothing else for a few months before mins started to ease (was also doing stretches, foot and calf massage, rolling on ice bottle), then I graduated onto Birkenstocks. It went very quickly in the end, this was several years ago. I now live in flattish shoes, no more rise than a par of trainers for me now but nothing completely thin and flat like ballet pumps either and no squidgy soft shoes.

One other thing that I do think helps mine is the downward facing dog pose in yoga, it gives feet a really good stretch.

@Ace1185

I've never looked back since switching all my shoes including slippers to Skechers. I swear by them

I had PF for about a year, until I moved into Skechers. They aren't pretty. They aren't trendy. But by God I'll not have a word said against them and I'm never without a pair now.

@CatsForLife

Another vote for FitFlops and never barefoot. The FF must be the wobble board ones not the lesser ones they do. I have outdoor Ugg-type FF boots for in the house as their slippers don’t have the wobble board.

Yes, the Fitflops are great too. I'd paid a fortune first on special made ortho wotsit insoles- nothing. Only the Skechers and Fitflops worked.

Birkenstock’s worn all the time cured mine- and almost instant relief.

Rolling a spiky massage ball got rid of mine. Exquisitely excruciating but it worked for me and several friends. Get the hardest one, about the size of a cricket ball. And rest it, preferably with your foot up.

Hydration and magnesium supplements as well as Epsom salt baths.

Epsom salt foot baths.. though full baths too but it's easier to watch TV, veg on the sofa with a foot bath.

And shoes are so individual. I couldn't walk after a day in FitFlops (gave them away), Birkenstocks the same and I was offered a few pairs to try after seeing my comments on here and sadly they didn't work.eother though they were stylish. Now its merryl sandals in the summer, no toe post but can have a strap to hold the big toe, must have a slight heel, in the winter I wear Sorel or Timberland boots, or anything with a 1" heel and scarpa trainers for the inbetween seasons! For the last 8 years, whenever I deviate, I regret it so I stick to what works.

I have had it for around 18 months only in one foot, been seeing a private physio but I had to have a break from physio (money ran out) and it got really bad even though I was still doing the exercises and wearing insoles, slippers all the time etc. Tried kinetic tape, its improved it more then all the other stuff put together. I found some you tube videos on putting it on properly and 1 application will last a week, it's taken away the daily pain but not healed it. Plan on booking more physio soon but I cant believe the difference, I'm back to walking 5 miles a day without pain.

Never go bare foot in the house (I wear Fitflop low wedge mules or Crocs in garden or for going to bin). I find varying my footwear for walks helps.

I have some hiking shoes for dog walking, some expensive trainers, Vionic or Strive shoes are all good. Sketchers are far too soft and have little arch support.

I tried the blading my calves were far too tight. I found gentle stretches from the physio and varying my footwear as above.

I had this for twelve months. I have mild scoliosis and one leg slightly longer than the other apparently. Posture all wrong.
I wore an insole on the shorter leg (podiatry, eight week wait) whilst at work, and lived in a pair of wedges at all other times from the second I got up.
Ibuprofen gel helped too, plus hamstring stretches.
It just faded away but still get the odd twinge.

I got mine from wearing really flat sandals and I have a high instep.
It went by itself after about 6 months.
I wear a mid heel and trainers the rest of the time. I’ve not had it since.